Questions your teen has about sex but will never ask you
Many parents fight vehemently for the right to be the sole sex educator for their children. The idea of letting some stranger (nurse, teacher, counsellor) who may or may not share the parent's values, talk to their kids about a topic so delicate and important as sex might be unsettling. Parents reserve the right to be in charge of their children's sex education and I don't argue against that. A teacher, nurse, or counsellor is not the perfect way to teach your child about sex but I think we need to admit that putting the onus entirely on the parent is not perfect either. For many parents the sex talk is a dreaded, awkward, one time event which is swiftly pushed into the far reaches of the memories of everyone involved. I haven't met many parents who look forward to the sex talk with their kids. But let's be honest. Is there really one neat set of facts about sex that we can share with our kids when we deem them ready and then call it done, never to be spoken